Fire Damage At Your Oxford/Batesville/Clarksdale Business

10/16/2017 (Permalink)

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Fire and soot damage in your Oxford/Batesville/Clarksdale commercial properties often are complex with numerous issues that require a knowledgeable and flexible response. Whether it’s a small contained fire or a large impact fire we are always ready. 

About SERVPRO of Oxford/Batesville/Clarksdale

SERVPRO of Oxford/Batesville/Clarksdale specializes in the cleanup and restoration of commercial property after a fire damage event. Our staff is highly trained in property damage restoration. From initial and ongoing training, rest assured our staff is equipped with the knowledge to restore your property.

Here are some other stats from the NFPA:

Time of Day

• Peak time of day for office fires: Noon – 2p.m. (a.k.a. lunch time!)
• 69% happened between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
• The 31% that occurred between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. caused 67% of recorded property damage, because they went undetected longer. This also highlights the need for automatic detection equipment and working sprinkler systems.
• 19% of fires happened on weekends.

Cause of the Business Fires

• 29% were caused by cooking equipment. However, just 6% of these fires caused actual property damage.
• Intentionally-set fires caused the most direct property damage – 21%.
• Electrical equipment is the second leading cause of office fires.
• Just 2% of office fires start in a concealed space like an attic, in the ceiling, or in another conceals space. However, these fires accounted for 13% of the direct property damage.

Containment & Putting it Out

• 4 out of 5 fires were confined to the room of origin.
• 90% of fires were large enough to activate sprinklers, which were effective 88% of the time.
• Deaths per 1,000 stores were 62% lower in offices equipped with sprinklers compared to those without.

Staticically speaking, as many as one in four businesses that suffer some kind of major disaster do not reopen afterward. Although these odds can be hard to overcome, working with the right restoration company and team on your side will improve your chances.